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I have already written that document after working with avast! Engineers, to get this right:
http://advantage77.com/blog/2013/05/09/managing-avast-endpoint-protection-suite-plus-using-the-small-office-administration-console-soa/
"File Servers
For servers, I will recommend to modify the components of the deployment package (create a light installation package for servers OS’s) which consists of the File System Shield only. This is usually the only real protection required for file servers and this is an industry standard best practice. This assumes that the File Server not being used as a workstation. NOTE: DO NOT use the Network Shield on servers. SharePoint servers should add the SharePoint shield in addition to the File System Shield. Add the email server protection (exchange plug-in) if you want to have avast! anti-virus protect the Exchange server Mail store. If servers are to be managed (see below), then each server type will require its own group, separate from the managed client group. If servers are NOT to be managed, then use the custom install feature to select the correct shield/shields for that server type. If the server will go online, then it is best to include the File System Shield, as well as the Web Shield, Behavioral Shield, and Script shield. Terminal Server protection is best tailored to the function of the clients. At one site, the users remotely access the SQL server, so here only File System Shield would be required. However, I have a site that uses thin clients. All email and browsing are preformed through the Terminal Server. Proper protection will now include File System Shield, Mail Shield, Web Shield, Behavioral Shield, and Script shield."
Sincerely,
J.R. “AutoSandbox Guy” Guthrie
“At this point in time, the Internet should be regarded as an Enemy Weapons System!”